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How democracies can leverage Ukraine’s resistance for a global reset

Ukraine is not just a battlefield – it is democracy’s most critical frontline. It is misleading to treat war as a regional conflict – the spillover of Russian aggression beyond Ukraine’s borders is not just possible, but likely.
Czy jest sens negocjacji między Rosją a Ukrainą? Jak rozmawiać z kimś, kto chce cię zamordować?

Wszystko, czego Ukrainie zakazywano, tylko napędzało naszą kreatywność. Z Rosją trzeba rozmawiać językiem siły i intelektualnej, technologicznej przewagi – mówi OKO.press ukraińska ekspertka Hanna Hopko.
Ukraine’s War at a Crossroads: NATO, U.S. Leadership, and the Fight Against Russian Imperialism

Andrew A. Michta, Senior Fellow in the GeoStrategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and former dean of the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, provided a detailed analysis of the Ukraine war and its global implications during a discussion with Hanna Hopko, a prominent Ukrainian civil society leader and politician, on the livestream Subjective but Truthful.
Russia’s Genocide against Ukraine: Justice for the aggressor as a way to sustainable Peace

Justice for Russia’s actions is the most effective way to defeat the enemy’s imperial ambitions. This is why recognizing the aggression as genocide is a top priority for our diplomacy.
At the 1,000 day mark of war, a Ukrainian activist looks ahead

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Hanna Hopko, from the International Center for Ukrainian Victory, as russia’s invasion of her country approaches 1,000 days.
Hlavne, že žije, hovoria blízki Dmytra Kozackého.

„Kým budem v zajatí, prenechávam vám všetky svoje fotografie v najlepšej kvalite. Posielajte ich na novinárske a fotografické súťaže. Ak niečo vyhrám, po oslobodení sa z toho budem tešiť,“ odkázal 26-ročný Dmytro Kozackyj svojim kamarátom krátko predtým, ako ho spolu s ostatnými bojovníkmi pluku Azov evakuovali z oceliarní Azovstaľ v Mariupole.
Interview with Ukrainian politician and activist Hanna Hopko: “Russia will not break us”

One hundred days ago, on 24 February, Russia invaded Ukraine in an attempt to overthrow the country’s democratic government and install a puppet regime. This objective failed, but the war goes on, especially in the Donbass region where heavy fighting is taking place.
She helped fight for Ukraine’s democracy. She hopes it survives

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Hanna Hopko, an original leader of Ukraine’s EuroMaidan protests in 2014 about whether Ukrainians can stand up to the threat of Russian aggression.
Ukrainian delegation rallies Washington for support

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine.
We need the world to wake up

For Ukraine, the support of the West in the form of resources is very important now: strengthening air defense, closed skies, additional weapons, ammunition for the military and territorial defense, medicines, and means of secure communication. Green corridors, strengthening of sanctions, confiscation of property of Russian representatives!
Ukrainian democracy in action. Why a successful strategy to counter authoritarianism includes Ukraine’s membership in the EU and NATO

Whilst Ukraine continues to struggle with various internal issues, its ongoing reforms have sent a clear message regarding its desires for western integration. The EU and NATO must now recognise Kyiv’s ambitions and respond in an equally enthusiastic manner.
Azov a nacizmus? Dielo ruskej propagandy

V rokoch 2014 až 2019 bola Natalija Veselová liberálnou poslankyňou ukrajinského parlamentu, po úteku z Ukrajiny založila na Slovensku platformu Ukrajinské centrum víťazstva na Slovensku. Dnes organizuje výstavu fotografií pluku Azov, ktoré urobil vojak tejto jednotky Orest.
Play Video Život ľudí po oslobodení spod ruskej okupácie. Jedinečné filmové zábery z Iziumu

Od apríla 2022 bolo ukrajinské mesto Izium pod kontrolou ruských okupantov, pokiaľ ho 10. septembra 2022 neoslobodila ukrajinská armáda. Krátky dokument vojnového kamaramana Petra Shota, predstavený dnes v .týždni po prvýkrát na Slovensku, ukazuje prvé dni Iziumu po oslobodení, život miestnych ľudí a následky ruskej agresie na civilnom obyvateľstve. ​
Manželky ukrajinských vojakov: Nechceme myslieť na to najhoršie

Medzi tisíckami odídencov žijú na Slovensku aj mnohé manželky ukrajinských vojakov zapojených do obrany vlasti. Yuliia, Natalyia a Olesya nás vpustili do svojich domovov, otvorene hovoria o strastiplnej ceste z Ukrajiny, o živote na Slovensku a o manželoch. Snažia sa nemyslieť na to najhoršie.
Pozvanie na výstavu: Azovstaľ. Boj o slobodu

Výstavu fotografií vojaka Dmytra Kozatskeho, ktoré zachytávajú atmosféru v oceliarni Azovstaľ v Mariupole tesne pred evakuáciou ruskými okupantmi, realizuje BKIS v spolupráci s ICUV – International Centre for Ukrainian Victory a Veľvyslanectvom Ukrajiny v Slovenskej republike.
Чому Путіна досі не зупинили, хто підіграє Кремлю і чого чекати Україні: інтерв’ю з Ганною Гопко

Нині довкола України утворився небачений раніше дипломатичний ажіотаж. Ось уже кілька тижнів, як до Києва один за одним ненастанно прибувають офіційні особи першої величини різних західних держав. https://24tv.ua/chomu-putina-dosi-ne-zupinili-hto-pidigraye-terminovi-novini_n1867194
“러시아군에게 유린당하는 소녀, 죽고 있는 내 친구를 도와 주세요”

“‘율리아’라는 내 친구는 마리우폴에서 러시아군에게 납치를 당했어요. 그 후로 그 친구가 보디캠으로 우크라이나 사람들의 실상을 찍었는데, 아이들이 너무도 비참하게 죽어가고 있었어요. 아직 10대에 불과한 소녀들이 러시아군에게 무참히 강간당한 뒤 살해당하는 걸 볼 수밖에 없는 게 너무 무력합니다”
前烏克蘭議員：談和將引屠殺 歐美應對台海戰略清晰

前烏克蘭國會外委會主席霍普科今天表示，她此次訪台盼開啟台烏合作「新篇章」，除倡議美、歐盡快對台改採「戰略清晰」，她也透露，與烏台政府都談到促成烏克蘭在台設立代表處議題。 捷克智庫「歐洲價值安全政策中心」台北辦事處今天舉辦「台灣、捷克、烏克蘭論壇」。外交部政次蔡明彥、立陶宛國會歐洲事務委員會副主席帕維里歐尼斯（Žygimantas Pavilionis）、捷克駐台代表史坦格（David Steinke）、遠景基金會執行長賴怡忠等出席。
前烏克蘭議員：談和將引屠殺 歐美應對台海戰略清晰

（中央社記者黃雅詩台北28日電） 前烏克蘭國會外委會主席霍普科今天表示，她此次訪台盼開啟台烏合作「新篇章」，除倡議美、歐盡快對台改採「戰略清晰」，她也透露，與烏台政府都談到促成烏克蘭在台設立代表處議題。 捷克智庫「歐洲價值安全政策中心」台北辦事處今天舉辦「台灣、捷克、烏克蘭論壇」。外交部政次蔡明彥、立陶宛國會歐洲事務委員會副主席帕維里歐尼斯（Žygimantas Pavilionis）、捷克駐台代表史坦格（David Steinke）、遠景基金會執行長賴怡忠等出席。
外交部長吳釗燮接見捷克智庫「歐洲價值安全政策中心」揚達及捷克、烏克蘭非政府組織工作者，共同聲援烏克蘭

外交部長吳釗燮於本(10)月24日上午接見捷克智庫「歐洲價值安全政策中心」(European Values Center for Security Policy, EVC)執行長揚達(Jakub Janda)、捷克非政府組織「People in Need」執行長帕納德(Šimon Pánek)、「烏克蘭勝利國際中心」負責人霍普科(Hanna Hopko)，以及烏克蘭反貪腐行動中心(AntAC)共同創辦人兼執行長克雷紐克(Daria Kaleniuk)等人，歡迎來台參與「世界民主運動」(WMD)全球大會，並舉辦「台灣-捷克-烏克蘭」三邊論壇。吳部長並與在場貴賓就烏俄戰爭、援助烏克蘭工作及對抗威權主義擴張等議題深入交換意見。
Hlavne, že žije, hovoria blízki Dmytra Kozackého, ktorého nazývajú očami Azovstaľa. Jeho fotografie vystavujú v Bratislave

Ukrajinské vydanie časopisu Forbes zaradilo do rebríčka 30 pod 30 aj spravodajcu pluku Azov, ktorého väznia Rusi. „Kým budem v zajatí, prenechávam vám všetky svoje fotografie v najlepšej kvalite. Posielajte ich na novinárske a fotografické súťaže. Ak niečo vyhrám, po oslobodení sa z toho budem tešiť,“ odkázal 26-ročný Dmytro Kozackyj svojim kamarátom krátko predtým, ako ho spolu s ostatnými bojovníkmi pluku Azov evakuovali z oceliarní Azovstaľ v Mariupole.
Taiwan pledges US$56 million donation, new scholarship to help Ukraine

Taipei, Oct. 26 (CNA) Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Wednesday pledged an additional US$56 million to support Ukraine amid the eight month-long Russian invasion, while saying that a new scholarship program will also help more Ukrainian students study in Taiwan.